Unverified Voracity Can't Get Jinxed This Time

on the front line and Sonic at QB.

I believe that Denard is saved by the question mark.  SI does not implicitly say, "Denard is awesome," which I think has been the fundamental cause of the jinx for athletes (rather than simply appearing on the cover in any context).  I don't study metaphysics professionally, but I'm pretty sure that an interrogative utterance cannot cause a jinx.  I believe Godel showed that in one of his...proof-thingys.  

And when this is pointed out to people, some of them will guffaw and say, "Well, by golly, the kids like it!" Because I guess critical thinking should be shelved on behalf of the whims and tastes of testosterone-addled 18-22 year old boys.

Halle-MFin-lujah.

I've heard of the long cycle theory of war, but never the long cycle theory of facial hair.  I wonder what the causal mechanism is that explains why it takes 150 years for a beard style to come back into fashion.

Is Kenny Wilkins still on the team? I heard rumblings that he wasn't at media day.

Based on last year, and his general reputation for drawing up plays, I'm going to say we see a QB-trips formation this year, with Bellomey under center, and Denard and Gardner lined up in the slot and on the outside, respectively. Between flea flickers, HB pass, and reverse and double reverse options that could all at any point be runs or throws, you'll put opposing secondaries into eplileptic shock.

I thought I heard this was 1 of 5 regional covers.  Where does the 62 number come from?

We may lose to the toughest teams without Denard, but if the backup QB can't produce we might also lose to someone like Iowa or Northwestern too.  These are season-altering scenarios.

I think the notion that the staff is hyping Bellomy IS due in part to Gardner's partial-move to WR and their reluctance to call it a full-time change is there because Gardner's still the best option.

I feel like the Wormley issue is bigger than you think. Physically, he is going to miss out on a year of college S/C training at least at full strength. The dude probably needs to get stronger, and I'm guessing he will miss out on some squats and cleans in order to rest.

I think that Megatron (Madden) and Denard (SI) can combine to form the double-jinx jinx-killer.

Because I find it very hard to eat, work, and continue to exist in a perpetual fetal position.

I am not sure what a Giant Step means? Statistically speaking he wasn't as dominant... although he did win more games... but shouldn't that be on the team getting better since individually he got statistically worse? I hate SI headlines. Make a play on words based on the picture and who gives a shit if it makes no sense and drives His Dudeness crazy.

...Michigan, it's cancelled out by this cover:

I read a newspaper article in the Herald Times (Bloomington news) that Patterson was academically ineligeble.  Unfortunately the online version is behind a paywall.  From what I understand, he was taking classes in order to meet the requirements to enroll at IU, and did not complete them.

Russell Bellomy, potential 3 year starter.

...That Mike Hart cover is so bad.

Comparing Bellomy and Gardner at the spring game scares the hell outta me.From what i saw Bellomy looked much more comfortable and confident than Gardner. Gardner looks as if he is shot putting passes into coverage with his eyes closed most of the time. He clearly lacks the confidence as a passer from the pocket and has proven he has questionable decision making skills when on the run ie the msu pass from 8 yds past the line of scrimmage.

of dirtiest bball coaches:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19807403/critical-coaches-whos-the-best-coach-at-bending-but-not-breaking-the-rules

(That article had a WAY more incendiary header when they first put it up, IIRC.)

But don't worry--the media coronates 'em first, acts horrified later, way later. 

So I was talking with my cousin, who's a HUGE Hoosier fan. He's saying that Patterson was enrolled in a "pre-school" probation type class schedule this summer, and he didn't pass from that.

He also said that the plan was, if Ron passed, that a couple of the seniors (Hulls or Elston) would have paid their own ways; seeing as they have already graduated. Thus 14/13 would be 13/13 ....... 

Also, sidenote: like every player at IU is graduating in 3 years ..... and rumor is that Cody Zeller is on schedule to graduate in 2 years(!)......

Yeah, Pro Combat's a pretty dumb name for amateur non-combat.

I enjoyed this line.

Question: Anyone have a link to that recruiting video where Gardner is playing WR? Would love to have a look at that.

That Yahoo preview re:us was actually pretty dead on

Brian,

As an Indiana grad and lifelong IU fan, I just wanted to thank you for being the only major media personality I follow to point out how shady our university has been in dealing with Ron Patterson and how he probably got screwed.  Tom Crean has been oversigned in that class for months and no one knew how it would get "resolved" until, with 5 days until the deadline, Patterson purportedly got a C- when he needed a C in summer school to gain admission to IU.  I always thought IU fans were a cut above other sports factories, especially after our long cold winter following the Sampson debaucle, but I was dead wrong.  Almost every IU fan I know is taking the same "basic inferences = baseless speculation" tactic that still plagues both the OSU and Penn State fan bases.  

That kid hopped on the IU bandwagon in 2010 when no one wanted to come here and to now have him leave in this way is sickening.  I don't think it is a coincidence that he was our lowest ranked recruit in his class as well (suppose someone could argue for Jurkin, but he plays a position of need, so relatively his worth basketball wise is higher).  Anyway, I wish this would get more coverage because Tom Crean is going to do the same thing next year and we'll again be in a position where we have to hope a recruit or one of the kids on the team screws up.  And that is unacceptable to me, at least.  I'm half expecting IU fans to come off peegs to flame me here too, but I'm glad that someone else thinks this whole situation stinks.

Just an FYI, usually it's a MCL or medial meniscus issue that goes along with an ACL injury.